JSSISI: 2002 to 2003, Vol. XXXII, 156th Session http://hdl.handle.net/2262/27982016-12-09T15:31:01Z2016-12-09T15:31:01ZSymposium on traffic congestion in Dublin: policy optionsKeegan, Owenhttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/29182016-09-09T15:31:32Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZSymposium on traffic congestion in Dublin: policy options
Keegan, Owen
This paper presents background information on traffic and the transportation needs
of Dublin, reviews the positive developments in transportation policy in Dublin in recent
years, and offers reflections on the Platform for Change transportation strategy and the policy
options most appropriate for Dublin, in particular; completing infrastructure projects
currently under construction, developing the bus system and suburban rail/DART system, and
exploiting demand management measures including pricing.
Read before the Society, 1 April 2003
2003-01-01T00:00:00ZCompetitiveness implications for Ireland of EU enlargementBarry, FrankHannon, AoifeHudson, ElaineKEARNEY, COLMhttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/26202016-09-09T15:31:31Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZCompetitiveness implications for Ireland of EU enlargement
Barry, Frank; Hannon, Aoife; Hudson, Elaine; KEARNEY, COLM
Subject to ratification, a further ten states, primarily from Central and
Eastern Europe will accede to the EU in May 2004. Another two, and possibly three,
CEE states are likely to join in 2007. The present paper assesses the competitiveness
implications of this phase of EU expansion for Ireland. Four specific topics are
considered: the opportunities for trade and investment expansion, the implications
for Ireland?s ability to attract FDI, the likely levels and consequences of immigration
from Central and Eastern Europe, and the budgetary implications for the Irish
Exchequer.
Read before the Society, 6 February 2003
2003-01-01T00:00:00ZRedistributive forces of the Irish tax-benefit systemO'Donoghue, Cathalhttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/26192016-09-09T15:31:23Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZRedistributive forces of the Irish tax-benefit system
O'Donoghue, Cathal
This paper charts the main changes in structure of the Irish system of tax
and social benefits over the period 1955-2002. It analyses the evolution of the
redistributive forces in the system over the period and considers the effect of the
incremental reform on the complexity of policy and resulting impact on incentives.
Read before the Society, 28 November 2002
2003-01-01T00:00:00ZSources of regional divergence in the Celtic Tiger: policy responsesO'Leary, Eoinhttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/26182016-09-09T15:31:22Z2003-01-01T00:00:00ZSources of regional divergence in the Celtic Tiger: policy responses
O'Leary, Eoin
This paper presents new evidence on the sources of living standards
divergence among Irish regional authority areas during the ?Celtic Tiger? boom
period of the 1990s, which has been associated with unbalanced regional
development. The paper shows that strong regional living standards divergence
during this period was driven both by the emergence of the ?demographic dividend?
and by productivity. Productivity divergence was, in turn, driven by the
manufacturing sector. Although structural change had a convergent effect on
productivity in previous decades, this effect was negligible during the ?Celtic Tiger?
boom. The discussion then considers the appropriate response to Ireland?s regional
policy dilemma, namely how to address the problem of regional imbalance without
compromising national growth and competitiveness. At the beginning of the new
millennium, regional policy is back on the agenda with the inclusion of balanced
regional development as a key objective in the National Development Plan: 2000-
06. However, delays in the formulation of the National Spatial Strategy gives rise to
concern. Based on the results of the paper, it is argued that future growth in regional
and therefore national living standards hinges on continued productivity growth in
internationally competitive industries based in Irish regions, as demographic factors
and structural change are unlikely to continue playing prominent roles. It
recommends that policy be targeted at improving regional growth and
competitiveness in regional authority areas, rather than aiming for balanced regional
development.
Read before the Society, 7 November 2002
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